Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

RIPPLE EFFECT INTERNATIONAL

Work in six countries in Africa to provide a package of on-going support and practical training over three to five years, including training in farming skills, gender equality, sanitation and money management . alongside the provision of livestock and tools - to ensure that some of Africa's most marginalised people have the confidence, knowledge and skills to help themselves.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£9,919	£8,799	£1,120	£1,494	£2,697	£390	0.5	256	50
30/06/22	£7,521	£7,905	£-384	£1,424	£1,577	£914	1.4	226	25
30/06/21	£6,651	£6,818	£-167	£1,368	£1,961	£1,316	2.3	233	50
30/06/20	£7,192	£7,164	£29	£1,400	£2,127	£1,022	1.7	253	115
30/06/19	£8,347	£8,294	£53	£1,601	£2,099	£1,287	1.9	281	115
30/06/18	£7,578	£7,255	£323	£1,077	£2,045	£1,111	1.8	271	0
30/06/17	£6,909	£6,886	£23	£1,035	£1,722	£762	1.3	248	0
30/06/16	£6,523	£6,749	£-226	£1,285	£1,699	£880	1.6	199	0
30/06/15	£6,712	£6,695	£17	£1,296	£1,924	£1,280	2.3	178	0
30/06/14	£6,276	£5,878	£398	£1,200	£1,908	£1,139	2.3	132	0
30/06/13	£4,830	£4,901	£-70	£1,089	£1,510	£792	1.9	34	0
30/06/12	£3,904	£4,116	£-212	£996	£1,580	£1,200	3.5	28	0
30/06/11	£4,061	£3,844	£217	£786	£1,792	£1,444	4.5	25	0
30/06/10	£3,189	£3,835	£-646	£883	£1,467	£1,281	4	26	0
30/06/09	£3,877	£4,588	£-712	£1,129	£2,073	£1,751	4.6	28	0
30/06/08	£4,133	£5,254	£-1,121	£1,337	£2,873	£2,664	6.1	32	0
30/06/07	£4,706	£4,742	£-36	£1,238	£4,103	£2,914	7.4	28	0
30/06/06	£5,434	£3,931	£1,503	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/05?	£4,632	£3,546	£1,087	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	£2,475	£1,621	£854	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 14%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8

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Balance Sheet History

Comment: Income has grown this year by almost £700,000, and investment in digital fundraising to engage with younger audiences including launching a new, more functional website has helped this revenue delivery. Their partnership fundraising team has also increased in staff capacity to continue expanding income sources.

Source: Giving is Great

Established: 36 years

www.rippleeffect.org

info@rippleeffect.org

01225874222

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Animals
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International healthcare & famine relief

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Samworth Foundation	£225,000
Charles Hayward Foundation	£25,000
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£9,956

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Samworth Foundation - Environment
£225,000	30/11/2022 36	Funding to support a project in the Wonchi district, Ethiopia to improve land management practices which will benefit nature, reduce hunger, and improve dietary diversity for local communities.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DARPP215: Improving Ecological Connectivity for Enhanced Biodiversity and Livelihoods in MFCA
£9,956	10/12/2021	Improving Ecological Connectivity for Enhanced Biodiversity and Livelihoods in MFCA
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Ripple Effect (formerly Send a Cow)
£25,000	27/02/2020	The Living with Wildlife Project (2020-2023) Uganda
National Lottery Community Fund - Audit of ADIMAP project
£4,230	29/03/2019 24	Audit of ADIMAP project
National Lottery Community Fund - People Led Livelihoods - disability mainstreaming
£498,402	23/12/2017 36	Building on an ongoing USAID funded partnership working exclusively to support women with disabilities, this project will deliver SAC’s model across a project area in Northern Uganda, with a strong focus on improving learning and organisational ....more Building on an ongoing USAID funded partnership working exclusively to support women with disabilities, this project will deliver SAC’s model across a project area in Northern Uganda, with a strong focus on improving learning and organisational practices around mainstreaming disability which will ultimately have a wider impact.
Dulverton Trust - MFCA Feasibility Study
£15,924	14/12/2016	MFCA Feasibility Study
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing Smallholder Farmers in Southern Ethiopia
£504,821	22/12/2014 36	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Livelihoods for Kenyan farming families
£501,096	25/06/2013 48	The project in the Western Region of Kenya aims to improve the livelihoods of 5,000 impoverished farmers and their families (35,000 people), helping them overcome malnutrition and poverty. The farmers are mainly small-holders struggling to make the ....more The project in the Western Region of Kenya aims to improve the livelihoods of 5,000 impoverished farmers and their families (35,000 people), helping them overcome malnutrition and poverty. The farmers are mainly small-holders struggling to make the transition from basic food security to profitability. The project will train them in marketing, record keeping and small business management.
Dulverton Trust - the Food Security and Self-Sufficiency Project, Lesotho
£30,000	19/06/2013	the Food Security and Self-Sufficiency Project, Lesotho

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-77

ALISON JANE GRIFFITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant

ANDREW GILLAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

ELIZABETH SARAH BRUNWIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Consultant

KARTHIKEYAN DASARI CHINNA Appointed: 2024

PATRICIA NAPIER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chair Person

PETER JEFFRIES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non Executive Director

PRINA RASIKBHAI PATEL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor

SIMON ROBERT GILL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: None

SHALLIN CHIKOTO Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Worker

SIMON DOHERTY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon

STEPHANIE DENNISON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Development Consultant

TIMOTHY PASSEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/10/1988, number: 299717
Registered at Companies House on 25/08/1988, number: 02290024

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from EMERGE POVERTY FREE on 05/10/2022

Main office

THE OLD ESTATE YARD
NEWTON ST. LOE
BATH
BA2 9BR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE PRIMARILY TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THOSE OF ALL FAITHS AND NONE IN COUNTRIES OF LOW PER CAPITA INCOME, PARTICULARLY THROUGH TRAINING IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND BY THE PROVISION OF LIVESTOCK AND/OR OTHER RESOURCES. A FURTHER OBJECT IS TO EDUCATE AUDIENCES AND ADVOCATE FOR EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. THESE OBJECTS ARE TO BE PURSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS COUNTRIES

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